Magicpedia:Selected anniversaries/February 24: Difference between revisions

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1864 - Magic manufacturer Carl Brema dies.
1872 - The Great Lafayette (Sigmund Neuberger) was born in Germany. He is noted for his elaborate stage settings and spectacular showmanship.
1874 - Henri Robin,a major celebrity in France, dies in Paris.
1887 - Michael F. Zens, who helped start the Houdini Club of Wisconsin, is born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
1892 - Cecil Lyle, who would become known for his Magical Milliner Act, is born.
1919 - Adrian Plate, one of the first members of the SAM, dies.
1919 - Lenny Greenfader, an influential magician in New York City, is born.
1948 - Popular English stage magician, magic dealer and author Will Goldston dies.
1955 - Harry Kahne, The Incomparable Mentalist, known for being able to write upside down and backwards while reciting poetry at the same time, dies in Los Angeles, California.
1960 - The "Dean of Southern Magicians", Julian Boehm dies in Atlanta, Georgia
1976 - Horace Marshall, son of Vaudeville magician Marshall, the Mystic, dies in Akron Ohio.
1999 - Eugene Pronk, who performed as "Marlowe the Magician" and "Pronk the Magician", dies in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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+* 1864 - Magic manufacturer [[Carl Brema]] dies.
 * 1872 - The Great [[Lafayette]] (Sigmund Neuberger) was born in Germany. He is noted for his elaborate stage settings and spectacular showmanship.
+* 1874 - [[Henri Robin]],a major celebrity in France, dies in Paris.
+* 1887 - [[Michael F. Zens]], who helped start the [[Houdini Club of Wisconsin]], is born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
+* 1892 - [[Cecil Lyle]], who would become known for his Magical Milliner Act, is born.
+* 1919 - [[Adrian Plate]], one of the first members of the [[SAM]], dies.
+* 1919 - [[Lenny Greenfader]], an influential magician in New York City, is born.
+* 1948 - Popular English stage magician, magic dealer and author [[Will Goldston]] dies.
+* 1955 - [[Harry Kahne]], The Incomparable Mentalist, known for being able to write upside down and backwards while reciting poetry at the same time, dies in Los Angeles, California.
+* 1960 - The  "Dean of Southern Magicians", [[Julian Boehm]] dies in Atlanta, Georgia
+* 1976 - [[Horace Marshall]], son of Vaudeville magician [[Marshall, the Mystic]], dies in Akron Ohio.
+* 1999 - [[Eugene Pronk]], who performed as "Marlowe the Magician" and "Pronk the Magician", dies in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.